BIRLA SOFT

01. In a mathematics exam, a student scored 30% in the first paper out of a total of 180.
How much should he score in the second paper (out of 150) if he is to get at least
50% marks overall?
a) 73 b) 79 c) 74 d) 12
02. A If 15 men or 24 women or 36 boys can do a piece of work in 12 days, working 8
hours a day, how many men must be associated with 12 women and 6 boys to do
another piece of work 21⁄4 times as great in 30 days working 6 hours a day?
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 8
03. A Two cogged wheels of which one has 16 cogs and the other 27, work into each
other. If the latter turns 80 times in three-quarters of a minute, how often does the
other turn in 8 seconds?
a) 6 b) 8 c) 1 d) 7
04. A milkman buys milk contained in 10 vessels of equal size. If he sells his milk at Rs.
5 a litre, he loses Rs. 200. If he sells it at Rs. 6 a litre, he would gain Rs. 150 on the
whole. Find the number of litres contained in each vessel.
a)24 b) 60 c) 28 d) 10
05. A man buys apples at a certain price per dozen and sells them at eight times per
hundred. What is his gain or loss per cent?
a) 4% loss b) 5% loss c) 6% loss d) 8% loss
06. 16 January 1997 was a Thursday. What day of the week was 4 January 2000?
a) 150 b) 250 c) 625 d) 725
07. Out of a group of swans, 7/2 times the square root of the number are playing on the
shore of a pond. The remaining two are inside the pond. What is the total number of
swans?
a) 10 b) 14 c) 12 d) 16
08. A wooden box of dimensions 8 m × 7 m × 6m is to carry rectangular boxes of
dimension: 8 cm × 7 cm × 6 cm. The maximum number of boxes that can be carried
in the wooden box is
a) 10,00,000 b) 40,00,000 c) 50,00,000 d) NOT
09. A The horizontal distance between two towers is 60 m. The angular elevation of the
top of the taller tower as seen from the top of the shorter one is 30°. If the height of
the taller tower is 150 m, the height of the shorter one is
a) 116 m b) 216m c) 200m d) 85m
10. An aeroplane travels distances of 2500 km, 1200 km and 500 km at speeds of 500
km/hr, 400 km/hr and 250 km/hr respectively. The average speed is
a) 420 km/hr b) 220 km/hr c) 470 km/hr d) 620 km/hr
11. In a certain code BOARD is written as CNBQE. How is CRIME written in that
code?
a) AQJLF b) DQJLF c) WQJLF d) EQJLF
12. If the positions of the first and the sixth letters in the word CULTIVATOR are
reversed, the positions of the second and the seventh letters are reversed, and so on,
 which of the following will be the second from the right end after the
rearrangement?
a) T b) Q c) A d) U
13. When a number is subtracted from the number 8,12 and 20, the remainders are in
continued proportion, Find the number ?
b) a) 4 b) 8 c) 2 d) 6
14. Among three numbers, the first is twice the second and thrice the third, if the
average of three numbers is 517, then what is the difference between the first and
the third number?
c) 564 b) 364 c) 864 d) 110
15. A man was engaged on a job for 30 days on the condition that he would get a wage
of Rs. 10 for the day he works, but he have to pay a fine of Rs. 2 for each day of his
absence. If he gets Rs. 216 at the end, he was absent for work for Days?
a) 18 days b) 24 days c) 7 days d) NOT
16.  In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in a meaningful
sequence and thus find the correct answer from alternatives.  Arrange the words
given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Key2. Door3. Lock4. Room5. Switch on?
a) 1,5, 2, 4, 3 b) 5, 1, 2, 3,4 c) 5, 1, 2, 4, 3 d) 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
17. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Word  2. Paragraph  3.
Sentence  4. Letters  5. Phrase?
a) 1,5, 2, 4, 3 b) 5, 1, 2, 3,4 c) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 d) 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
18. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Police   2. Punishment3
. Crime4. Judge5. Judgement?
a) 1,5, 2, 4, 3 b) 5, 1, 2, 3,4 c) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 d) 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
19.  Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Family   2. Community
3. Member   4. Locality   5. Country.
a) 1,5, 2, 4, 3 b) 5, 1, 2, 3,4 c) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 d) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
20. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Poverty  2. Population  
3. Death   4. Unemployment5. Disease?
a) 1,5, 2, 4, 3 b) 5, 1, 2, 3,4 c) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 d) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3
21. If a real estate agent received a commission of 6 percent of the selling price of a
certain house, what was the selling price of the house?
(1) The selling price minus the real estate agent’s commission was $84,600. 
(2) The selling price was 250 percent of the original purchase price of $36,000?
A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE
is sufficient
D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
E.Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
22.  Carlotta can drive from her home to her office by one of two possible routes. If she
must Also return by one of these routes, what is the distance of the shorter route ?
(1) When she drives from her home to her office by the shorter route and returns by
 the longer route, she drives a total of 42 kilometers. 
(2) When she drives both ways, from her home to her office and back, by the longer
route, she drives a total of 46 kilometers
A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE
is sufficient
D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
E.Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
23. The symbol ?represents one of the following operations: addition, subtraction,
multiplication, or division. What is the value of 3?2 
(1) (1) 0  – 1 = 1 . 
(2) (2) 1 + 0 = 1
A.Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
B.Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C.BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE
is sufficient
D.EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
E.Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
24. Read the following information and answer the  questions given below it: There are
five friends Sachin, Kunal, Mohit, Anuj and Rohan. Sachin ia shorter than Kunal
but taller than Rohan. Mohit is tallest. Anuj is a little shorter than Kunal an little
taller than Sachin. Who is the shortest?
a) Rohan b) Sachin c) Anuj d) Not
25. If they stand in the order of their heights, who will be in the middle?
a) Rohan b) Sachin c) Anuj d) Not
26.  If they stand in the order of increasing heights who will be the second?
a) Rohan b) Sachin c) Anuj d) Not
27. Who is the second tallest?
a)Rohan b) kunal c) Anuj d) Not
28. Who is taller than Anuj but shorter than Mohit?
a)Rohan b) kunal c) Anuj d) Not
29. Who is the second Shortest?
a) 18 days b) 24 days c) 7 days d) NOT
30. Find the H.C.F. of 2/3, 3/9, 16/81 and 10/27
a) 2/81 b) 80/3 c) 2/67 d) 3/19
31. By using 1,2,3,4,5,how many 5 digit no. can be formed which is divisible by
4,repetation of no. is allowed??
a) 625 b) 222 c) 341 d) 238
32. If a pipe can fill the tank within 6hrs but due to a leakage it takes 30 min more. How
long will a full tank take to get empty through the leakage?
a) 56 b) 78 c) 59 d) 66
33. a and b are mixed in 3:5 ratio and b and c are mixed in 8:5 ratio. If the final mixture
is 35 liters, find the amount of b?
a) 13.34  b) 15.73 c) 16.73 d) 9.45
34. In a society the buildings were numbered from 1 to 100.Then how many 4’s will be
present in the numbers?
a) 18 b) 19 c) 20 d) 21
35. A train 135 meter long takes 5 sec to cross a man running at 15 kmph in a direction
opposite to that of the train. Find the speed of the train.
a) 17.1 sec b) 17.2 sec c) 17.3 sec d) 17.4 sec
36. If four people L, B, Y, M are getting salary in ratio of 6: 4: 8 : 2 and Y is getting
1500 more than the M, then find out the salary of B?
a) 1000 b) 2000 c) 1500 d) 1200
37. Appu received the salary on Sunday. In Monday he expenses th of his salary. In
Tuesday he expenses 2/3 rd of his remaining salary. What parts of the salary are
left?
a) 1/4th b) 1/5th c) 1/9th d) 1/7th
38.  To 15 liters of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 liters of pure water. What is
% alcohol?
a) 15% b) 16% c) 19% d) 20%
39. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will
each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift?
a) D/(M-3) b) MD/3 c) M/(D-3) d) 3D/(M2-3M)
40. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?
a) 8 b) 10 c) 7 d) 1
41. In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls?
a) y/(x + y) b) y*(x + y) c) x/(x + y) d) Not
42. Pipe A and B are filling pipe. When they are opened together, they take 7.5 min to
fill the tank. There is another pipe C, which is a emptying pipe. If they all are
opened together, they take 15 min to fill the tank. Find the time taken by pipe C to
empty the tank alone?
d) 12 b) 15 c) 21 d) 18
43. A chemist has 10 litre of a solution that is 10% nitric acid by volume. He wants to
dilute the solution to 4% strength by adding water how many litre of water must be
added?   
a) 18 days b) 24 days c) 7 days d) NOT
44. Cost price of two article are same if by selling one at a profit of x% and other at a
loss of x% ,and S.P. of 1st article equal to 3/2 times of that of 2nd article. Find out
value of x ?
a) 15 b) 20 c) 28 d) 25
45. The difference between the age of 2 sisters is 15 years. If five years ago, the older
sister age is 4 times the younger sister's age, then find out the present ages of both
the sisters in years
a) 30, 15 b) 20, 5 c) 25, 10 d) 18, 3
46. 15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs.
each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?
(a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 29
47. A car covers the first 30 km of its journey in 45 minutes and the remaining 25 km in
30 minutes. What is the average speed of the car?
a)40km/hr b)64km/hr c)49km/hr d)48km/hr
48. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the
selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is
the profit?
a) 30% b) 70% c) 100% d) 250%
49. A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running
and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km
and 11 km per hour respectively. What is the distance between them after 6
minutes?
a) 50 meter b) 110 meter c) None of these d) 100 meter
50. One morning Uday and Vish were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. In
case Vish’s shadow had been exactly to the left of Uday, which direction had been
Uday facing?
a) East b) West c) North d) South
51. A person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately
lends it to another person at 6 p.a for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction per
year.
a) Rs. 112.50 b) Rs. 125 c) Rs. 150 d) Rs. 167.50
52. Two dice are thrown together.W hat is the probability that the sum of the number
on the two faces is divisible by 4 or 6.
a) 9/16 b) ½ c) 7/18 d) 11/18
53. A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point on AB such that AC is 3cm.
if the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by
6% b) 7% c) 8% d) 9%

54. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many
different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there
a) 109 b) 128 c) 138 d) 209
55. Working 5 hours per day C could finish the work in 8 days and working 6 hours per
day N could finish the same work in 10 days. Working 8 hours per day they could
jointly finish work in?
a) 3 days b) 4 days c) 4.5 days d) 5.4 days
56. The average length of three tapes is 6800 feet. None of the tapes is less than 6400
feet. What is the greatest possible length of one of the other tapes?
a) 7500 b) 7800 c) 7600 d) 7300
57. Find the greatest number that will divide 400, 435 and 541 leaving 9, 10 and 14 as
remainders respectively
a) 19 b) 17 c) 13 d) 9
58. From its total income, a sales company spent Rs.20,000 for advertising, half of the
remainder on commissions and had Rs.6000 left. What was its total income?
 a) 33000 b) 34000 c) 32000 d) 35000
59. A lady gives dinner party to five guests to be selected from 9 friends .The number of
ways of forming the party of 5, given that two of the friends will not attend the party
together is?
a) 90 b) 91 c) 56 d) 76